What's New
April 1, 2011
Welcome to our newly redesigned website! The site has been updated and refreshed to include:
- The new Government of Alberta brand and visual identity;
- Improved access to the PIPA legislation and information resources;
- Feature buttons to quickly link you to current topics of interest; and
- A new “Share” toolbar so you can more easily bookmark pages, share our content on your favourite social networking sites, and e-mail pages to your contacts.
Your favourites and links to pages on our old website will now take you to the home page of our redesigned website. So please update your favourites.
We hope you enjoy the site!
January 21, 2011
Privacy professionals are invited to participate in a free Data Privacy Day session on January 28, 2011 in Edmonton. The session is being sponsored by the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta, Deloitte, Service Alberta and the University of Alberta's Information Access and Protection of Privacy (IAPP) Program. As space is limited, please pre-register by calling 780-427-3893 or send an email to tmudyambanje@deloitte.ca. See the event notice (PDF) for details.
July 20, 2010
Registrations are now being accepted for the PIPA Conference 2010 to be held November 2-3, 2010 at the Hotel Arts in Calgary, Alberta. The conference theme, Getting Through the Privacy Jungle: How to See the Forest and the Trees, focuses on practical, real-world problems and solutions. This forum offers an excellent opportunity to hear from privacy regulators, stakeholders, and from business experts around the globe about managing personal information in the electronic age. For more information, visit the conference website (external link). Early bird pricing will be available until July 30 and October 3.
May 3, 2010
The Personal Information Protection Amendment Act, 2009 (S.A. 2009, c.50) and the Personal Information Protection Act Amendment Regulation (A.R. 51/2010) came into force on May 1, 2010 (Orders in Council 122/2010 and 123/2010). Electronic versions of the amended Act and Regulation are provided in the Legislation section of this web site. A printed office consolidation of the Act and Regulation will be available for purchase from the Alberta Queen's Printer in the near future.
Three new Information Sheets (10, 11, 12) (all PDF) that explain the changes to the legislation have been added to the Resources section of this web site. Other publications on the web site, where indicated, have been updated to reflect the new amendments.
The Personal Information Protection Amendment Act, 2009 (S.A. 2009, c.50) and the Personal Information Protection Act Amendment Regulation (A.R. 51/2010) will come into force on May 1, 2010 (Orders in Council 122/2010 and 123/2010).
Three new Information Sheets that explain the changes to the legislation have been added to the Resources section of this web site. Information Sheet 10 (PDF) provides an overview of the new amendments to the Act and Regulation. Information Sheet 11 (PDF) explains the new requirements for organizations to report significant security breaches to the Information and Privacy Commissioner. Information Sheet 12 (PDF) discusses the notification and policy requirements for organizations that use service providers outside Canada.
The Access and Privacy 2010 conference will be held June 9-11, 2010 at the Edmonton Marriott River Cree Resort. The conference program will feature workshops, insightful keynote and plenary speakers and breakout sessions on a number of different topics. For more information, visit the conference website (external link). Early bird pricing will be available until March 30, 2010.
A new webpage titled "Non-Profit Organizations" has been added to the PIPA website. It contains links to publications and other resources to help non-profit organizations understand whether they must comply with PIPA. Included on the webpage is a workbook (PDF) that provides best practices that non-profit organizations may wish to adopt to protect personal information of clients, volunteers and employees.
